Spello

Spello, a medieval town in Umbria is our home for two weeks.  

Brett and I chanced upon this gorgeous hilltop town the last time we were in Italy and thought it would be a great place this time around for us to use as a base to explore Umbria.
 
This town has apparently been around since 1 BC and at every corner there is picture postcard scene with the steep, narrow and windy cobbled stone streets serving as a backdrop. 
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At every corner there was a photo opportunity not to be missed. It really is a picture postcard town.

 

        

 

 

 

Our house in Spello was literally a stone's throw from the town square and was  previously an old woollen mill.



Our cobbled street lane ... Via Catena

Our front door

The kids dancing under the arch in the square that is our backyard

Our home away from home in Spello

 

Getting into the swing of Spello life was not hard to do.

 

 

 

 
Playing on the cobbled stone streets of Spello

The delis around Spello were fantastic places to sample and shop for cheeses, salami and prosciutto.  The girls love the wild boar prosciutto and the milder pecorino cheese!

 

Too many to choose from !

Morning runs around Spello was extremely challenging given the steepness and uneven cobbled stone streets.

 



Morning runs on the steep cobbled stone streets was challenging !



Even more treacherous due to the loose gravel and rocks was the run from Spello towards Collepino on a narrow windy rocky track through the olive plantations next to the Roman Aqueduct, but the views were spectacular.

 



Running through the olive groves



Running next to the centuries old Roman aqueduct



View of Spello coming in from the top of the town

Spello from a far